:32:21
you step foot in these offices,
:32:22
it's to ask me to step down.
:32:24
You promised to meet
the projections, Anson.
:32:29
$1.60 a share is what you said.
:32:30
I don't think this visit
comes as a surprise.
:32:34
Projections were too optimistic.
:32:36
Admittedly, yes.
:32:37
Our EPS was 1.50 last quarter.
Up 8 cents per share.
:32:40
The expectations were 10.
They meant everything.
:32:43
You'll hold me to it
over pennies?
:32:45
My stock is falling,
I don't know about yours.
:32:49
Those "pennies"
are costing millions.
:32:51
Give me next quarter.
:32:52
If you still feel this way,
vote your shares.
:32:56
Today is what counts, Anson.
:32:58
No.
:32:59
You...intractable
son of a bitch.
:33:03
If your father
could see you now.
:33:05
What?
:33:07
Your father was a friend,
damn it! I watched you grow up.
:33:13
I should let you
throw my money away?
:33:17
- I was...
- I'm not finished.
:33:19
You mis-spoke before when
you said you're stepping down.
:33:24
I am firing you.
:33:26
Action is taken,
confidence is restored.
:33:27
The stock goes up.
:33:31
Well, there's no
Baer/Grant Publishing...
:33:34
No Baer/Grant Publishing...
without...Anson Baer.
:33:39
Where's Stewart Grant?
:33:41
Probably out there sailing,
enjoying his golden years
:33:43
wondering where the hell
you are, Anson.
:33:47
I'm sorry.
:33:49
You failed.
:33:53
Your severance package
is more than equitable.